barb

英 [bɑːb] 美 [bɑːrb]

n.  (箭、钩的)倒钩,倒刺; 挖苦(或伤人、带刺)的话

复数:barbs

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BNC.17283 / COCA.16454



牛津词典

noun

  1. (箭、钩的)倒钩,倒刺
    the point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out
    1. 挖苦(或伤人、带刺)的话
      a remark that is meant to hurt sb's feelings

      柯林斯词典

      1. (箭头、鱼钩等的)倒钩,倒刺
        A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.
        1. N-COUNT 带刺的话;尖刻的话
          A barb is an unkind remark meant as a criticism of someone or something.
          1. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
            如他所愿,这句带刺的话刺痛了她。

        双语例句

        1. The barb stung her exactly the way he hoped it would.
          如他所愿,这句带刺的话刺痛了她。
        2. I've given barb an F on that assignment.
          那次作业我不给芭芭拉及格。
        3. But please, just call me Barb.
          但是请叫我Barb就好了。
        4. Likewise, a plumulaceous tuft of barbs evolved before the pennaceous feather with a rachis because the rachis is formed by the fusion of barb ridges.
          同样的,绒羽的羽枝簇比拥有羽轴的正羽更早演化出来,因为羽轴是由羽枝脊接合而成。
        5. The impact likely killed the woman, but it was not immediately clear if she had any puncture wounds from the ray's barb, Pino said.
          飞鱼强大的冲击力似乎是造成妇女死亡的直接原因,但该妇女是否受到了刺鳐毒刺的攻击尚不清楚。
        6. There's something I've gotta do, barb.
          有件事我一定要去做,芭芭拉。
        7. Surgeons removed a foot-long barb from his heart.
          外科医生正从他的心脏移出一英尺长的倒钩。
        8. No body was left in any doubt that the barb was aimed at the president.
          没人怀疑这番冷嘲热讽是针对总统的。
        9. A plurality of side barbs are distributed around the central main barb, with every fishing line on every side barb threading a plastic branch pipe of an inside lining steel wire.
          在中心主钓周边分布有若干旁钩,旁钩上的鱼线穿套在内衬钢丝的塑料支管内,塑料支管的中部通过连接件固接在基座的下部;
        10. Barb's cheerleading is interfering with her work.
          芭芭拉参加啦啦队影响到功课。
        11. Barb, our stock guru.
          芭比是我们的股票大师。
        12. The barb of his wit made us wince.
          他那锋芒毕露的机智使我们退避三舍。
        13. Maybe, the barb used a battle cry like no other preventing his death.
          也许,当所有人都无法避免自己的死亡时,野蛮人使用了战斗狂啸。
        14. Jenny: Barb is doing so well. You know she is expecting in May.
          芭比一切都很顺利,她怀孕了在五月。
        15. Recently, Barb presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay on for23 years.
          最近,芭布给了我一份保险,那是我刚开始搬到他们家时他们给我买的,他们不间断地付了23年保险费。
        16. Toxic Effects of Nonylphenol on Rosy Barb and the Gill Cell Line of Flounder
          壬基酚对玫瑰无须?及牙鲆鳃细胞系的毒性效应
        17. A barb on a harpoon or arrow.
          渔叉或箭头上的倒钩。
        18. I haven't heard any recent comparisons but for a while he was edging out the wizard and barb for damage done.
          在最近这段时间我没有听到过这方面比较的信息,但是至少在一段时期内,巫医的法伤是比巫师要高的。
        19. Sometimes nail barb phenomenon occurs, it is because there are cracks in the cuticle caused.
          有时钉倒刺的现象发生,这是因为在角质层裂缝造成的。
        20. They are known to occasionally jump out of the water but are not aggressive and use the venomous barb at the end of their tail as a defense mechanism.
          他们偶尔会跳出水面,但没有攻击性,他们还利用尾部的毒刺作为防卫武器。
        21. The renowned Australian naturalist Steve Irwin has died after being struck in the chest by a stingray barb.
          澳大利亚著名的自然主义者史蒂夫·欧文日前不幸去世,他是被一条刺鳐刺穿胸部而意外身亡的。
        22. To pierce or gore with or as if with a hook. Usually the distance from needlepoint to the first barb is in counterpart with the distance between barbs. The beyond of different distance between barbs is indicated by each letter.
          通常针尖至第一钩刺的距离是与钩刺间距相对应,每个字母表示以上不同的钩刺间距。
        23. The footage shows Irwin pulling the stingray's barb out of his chest before losing consciousness, Stainton says.
          斯塔特说,镜头显示欧文在丧失知觉前正在试图拔出魟鱼的刺。
        24. The man known as the "crocodile hunter" was killed Monday in a freak accident when a stingray barb pierced his heart as he taped an underwater documentary.
          这位众所周知的「鳄鱼先生」周一在一场匪夷所思的意外中丧命,当时他正在录制一部水下纪录片,一只鱼的倒钩刺穿他的心脏。
        25. Barb used to have a lot of friends in new york.
          巴布过去在纽约有很多朋友。
        26. Adopting barb thread design to improve the tensile-and compression-strength and to prevent unscrewing of the casing;
          采用倒钩螺纹设计,提高了螺纹的抗拉和抗内外压能力,可防止套管倒扣松动;
        27. But by the look of the past few years, that barb may have lost its sting.
          但从过去几年的情况看,这种讥讽或许已经失去了锋芒。
        28. I found it convenient to use a right angle reducing fitting, followed by a gray threaded pipe, and a gray hose barb that threads onto the gray pipe.
          我发现它方便使用直角减少拟合,其次是一个灰色螺纹管,和一个灰色软管烧烤认为线程上的灰色管道。
        29. A fish hook has a barb to prevent the fish from escaping after being hooked.
          鱼钩上都有一个倒钩以防上了钩的鱼逃走。
        30. Day dreaming again, Barb? You'll never amount to anything if you spend your time that way.
          又在做白日梦了,巴布?如果你总是那样花费你的时间,你将一事无成。

        英英释义

        noun

        1. one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

          1. a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

            1. the pointed part of barbed wire

              1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
                1. his parting shot was `drop dead'
                2. she threw shafts of sarcasm
                3. she takes a dig at me every chance she gets

                Synonym:    shotshaftslamdigjibegibe

              verb

              1. provide with barbs
                1. barbed wire